Users Guide

Properties Description
the threshold for entering the read-only mode. But, the specified
data retention period (amount of time that data can be read from
the drive after TBW is reached) drops, if TBW specification is
exceeded and the warranty for the drive expires. The warranty
coverage for the drive expires if the value for percent lifetime used
is equal to 100 percent and that for write protect progress is less
than 100 percent.
Approaching Read Only — The drive is running out of spare
sectors and is reaching the read-only mode. However, the health
status of the drive is good and data retention is unaffected. The
drive is stated to be approaching the read-only mode if the value
for percent lifetime used is less than 100 percent and that for write
protect progress is greater than or equal to 90 percent.
Read Only — The drive is in read-only mode. Users must save
open files, if any, to another device and replace or remove the
device. If this scenario occurs within three years of the device
installation, this failure is covered under warranty. The drive is in
read-only mode if the value for percent lifetime used is less than
100 percent and that for write protect progress is equal to 90
percent.
Driver Version Displays the version of the driver that is installed on the PCIe SSD
sub-system.
NOTE: Storage Management displays Not Applicable for
subsystem for which the driver version cannot be
obtained.
Remaining Rated Write Endurance
Displays information on the SSD renewal/replacement based on
the amount of write workloads. This field indicates the total
remaining programs or erase-cycles available on the SSD, based on
the cumulative specification of the total NAND (Negated AND or
NOT AND) Flash chips in the SSD.
NOTE: This option is applicable to Micron PCIe SSDs,
Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) PCIe SSDs, and
SAS/SATA SSDs.
Firmware Revision Displays the firmware version of the physical device.
Model Number Displays the Piece Part Identification (PPID) of the PCIe SSD.
Capacity Displays the capacity of the device.
Vendor ID Displays the hardware vendor of the device.
Product ID Displays the product ID of the device.
Serial No. Displays the serial number of the device.
PCIe Negotiated Link Speed Displays the current negotiated transfer speed of the physical
device in GT/s.
PCIe Maximum Link Speed Displays the capable transfer speed of the physical device in GT/s.
PCIe Negotiated Link Width Displays the current negotiated link width of the physical device.
PCIe Maximum Link Width Displays the capable link width of the physical device.
Physical Device Tasks
The physical device tasks for PCIe SSD are as follows:
• Blinking And Unblinking
• Performing A Full Initialization On A PCIe SSD
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